Color Harmony for Your Home
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The Colorizer system of paint matching and mixing, with a tribute to the role color consciousness plays in everyday life and modern design.
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- 2002-07-16 00:00:00
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- 01934
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- ca. 1956
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- 20:27
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Reviewer:
Dodsworth the Cat
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August 31, 2022
Subject: Colourless Film About Colour
Subject: Colourless Film About Colour
Perhaps if the print wasn't washed out, it might hold a little more interest. The unstoppable narrator has just talked about turning to a page of "blues" and other than the woman's red finger-nail polish, everything is black and white.
I admit I haven't been able to get to the end. Non-stop chatter, endless squares of grey and talk about colour codes is just plain dull.
And why does this woman want to redecorate with the ultimate in matching shades? Does anyone visit her?
Lots of '50s strings in the background.
I admit I haven't been able to get to the end. Non-stop chatter, endless squares of grey and talk about colour codes is just plain dull.
And why does this woman want to redecorate with the ultimate in matching shades? Does anyone visit her?
Lots of '50s strings in the background.
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EdwinClarkii
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August 31, 2020
Subject: An innovative Scheme
Subject: An innovative Scheme
The Colorizer system was developed by the Bennett Paint company of Salt Lake City and shared with 11 other US local and regional companies who were members of Colorizer Associates, as well as one Canadian and one British company. Before this system was developed, creating a particular color and shade required a fraught process of mixing paints and pigments and waiting to seeing whether you had the color you wanted when the paint dried. Several attempts were often required. It took several years for the larger paint companies to catch up. One interesting note is that the living room that is being painted in this film was actually the Bennett's personal living room.
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JayKay49
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January 9, 2012
Subject: Wish they had this today
Subject: Wish they had this today
As I prepare to repaint much of my house yet AGAIN! I'd give anything to have a friendly colorizer dealer near me. I'd skip that Home Depot/Lowes paint stuff and quickly pick colors right. The paint chip displays in those big box stores are chaotic and its impossible to get a handle on what you really want. Not to mention the lighting in those stores distorts all the tints such that you bring the swathes home to household lighting and then can't figure out why you even considered those colors. Then theres the racks where the swatches jump diectly from pale off white to saturated deep tones that will make any room look like a cave. There may be more luscious variations these days in flats and various glosses....but the color selelction is all screwed up.
By the way, that was no easy job she did repainting that living room. That was almost certainly oil base paint (messy and smelly not to mention you had to clean up everything including yourself with turpentine).
Today the closest thing to a colorizer wheel is a big thick booklet of swatches more orderly arranged then the racks in Home Depot; and I've only seen professional painters with them and they guard them with their life.
Intriguing look at decorating in the mid 1950's. Nineteen stars!
By the way, that was no easy job she did repainting that living room. That was almost certainly oil base paint (messy and smelly not to mention you had to clean up everything including yourself with turpentine).
Today the closest thing to a colorizer wheel is a big thick booklet of swatches more orderly arranged then the racks in Home Depot; and I've only seen professional painters with them and they guard them with their life.
Intriguing look at decorating in the mid 1950's. Nineteen stars!
Reviewer:
Christine Hennig
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August 28, 2005
Subject: I'll Take Color Chaos Over Color Order Anytime
Subject: I'll Take Color Chaos Over Color Order Anytime
This 50s film presents a complicated system for choosing paint colors, as well as the colors of everything else in the home, so that the housewife need not rely on her own judgment and risk ending up with a room thatÂs not ÂtastefulÂ. All the colors presented are muted and sick-looking, but thatÂs the price you pay for being tasteful. That being said, the film is full of great examples of 50s furniture that any self-respecting vintage shop owner would groan over today, and which probably sells for thousands on eBay. My favorite, though, is the colored telephones (Wilbur, where are you when I need you?). Watch for a great scene of the ubiquitous 50s housewife in the film redecorating a room by simply painting over the wallpaper. And listen for lots of great lines, such as ÂColorizer creates color order out of confusion, or ÂDial the color harmony of your creative tomorrow!Â
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.
Reviewer:
Spuzz
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April 3, 2003
Subject: The colors just don't stop coming, but it's all pretty drab.
Subject: The colors just don't stop coming, but it's all pretty drab.
In this totally unremarkable film, The colorizer wheel of color choosing is demonstrated over and over. While color scheming could be interesting for some, I found this whole film unremarkable and dragged out. There are some pretty scenes of nature, and some far out rooms, but the whole film totally wears out it's welcome very fast.
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